In Ayurvedic medicine, practitioners apply a multi-layered approach to diagnosis: Prashna (Detailed History): Diet patterns, digestion (Agni), bowel habits, previous episodes, onset timing, and any trigger foods or activities. Darshana (Visual Examination): Inspection of the swelling’s colour, shape, firmness, and location – cheek, jawline, submandibular region, or parotid gland. Sparshana (Palpation): Assessment of temperature, texture (soft versus hard), pitting versus non-pitting oedema, tenderness, and the pulse beneath the swelling. Nadi Pariksha (Pulse Examination): Identification of the dominant dosha – Kapha (slow, steady pulse), Pitta (sharp, bounding pulse), or Vata (irregular…